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' EDGAR WVILS ON AND'JOHN WM. BINDER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVA- NIA, SAID BINDER ASSIGNOR TO SAID WILSON.

lRONiNG-IVIACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 378,994, dated March 6, 1888.

7 Application filed November 17, 1886. Serial No. 219,105. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, EDGAR WVILsoN and JOHN WILLIAM BINDER, of the city and county of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, 5 have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Machines, of which improvements the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to certain improvements in that class of ironing-machines more lO especially designed for ironing shirts; and the principal object of the invention is to construct an ironing-machine with effective means for properly clamping the neck and stretching the tail portion of ashirt and for ironing and r 5 polishing the bosom thereof.

Our invention consists of the novel arrange-- ment and combination of the actuating parts of an ironingmachine, as hereinafter particularly described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

The nature and operationof our improved ironing-machine will be more fully understood when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of an ironingmachine embodying the features of our invention; Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the front of the machine, showing the two standards to which a rotary ironing-cylinder is journaled, also a carriageprovided with wheels for traveling through grooved or channeled longitudinal rails, and an ironing-board rigidly attached to said carriage, and the mechanism for actuating said ironingcylinderand carriage. Fig. 3 is neck-clamping and tail-stretching device s'applied thereto and mechanism for operating the same. Fig. 4. is a similar view of the ironing-table with the neck-clamping and tailstretchingdeviccs shown, but with the jaws of both devices open. Fig. 5 is a top view of Fig. 3, withthe table removed on the line 1 2. Fig. 6 is a top View of Fig. 4 on the line 3 4.. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the tail-stretching device. Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the same. Fig. Sis a side elevation of the rack secured to the bottom of the carriage and meshing with a pinion for driving the carriage carrying the ironing-table backward and forward, showing 50 also the mechanism for stopping the carriage a side elevation of the ironingtable with the.

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at the end of its retrograde movement. Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the grooved rails through which the wheels of the carriage travel, showing also the treadle and mechanism for raising the grooved rails supporting the carriage and means for revolving the ironing-cylinder and reciprocating said carriage. Fig. 10 is a top View of the grooved or channeled rails through which the wheels of the carriage travel. Figs. 11 and 12 are respectively detail views of the studs and the swinging arm carrying the stud d, upon which the gearwheel Dand friction driving-wheel D revolve; and Fig. 13 is a View broken away of a portion of the standard, showing openings therein to accommodate the studs d and (1*.

To enable others skilled 'in the art to make and use our improved ironing-machine, we will now more particularly describe the several parts thereof under the heads specified hereunder.

First, the standards, the ironing-cylinder, the carriage supporting the ironing-table, and the mechanism for reciprocating the same; secondly, the mechanism for raising or elevating the carriage and table; thirdly, the mechanism for arresting the carriage and table at the ends of its retrograde movement; fourthly, the mechanism for clamping the neck and shoulder of the shirt, and, fifthly, the mechanism for stretching the tail of the shirt.

For the sake of convenience of description, the end of the machine at which the operator stands will be designated as the rear end, and the machine described under the several heads hereinabove assigned in the following manner.

The frame-work consists of two rectangular standards, A and A, held firmly together by four transverse bars, a, constituting the supporting frame-work of the machine. The upper central portions of the standards A A are extended vertically at A A, and so arranged as to form journal-boxes for the journals of the ironing-cylinder B, made of any suitable 5 This cylinder is preferably heated by gas admitted through the pipes B. One of the journals 1) of the ironing-cylinder B is extended laterally to accommodate a drivingpulley, B", rigidly attached thereto and mou nt- I00 ed on the said journal b, alongside of the driv- 'ing or fast pulley B is a loose pulley, B, and

to which journal I) is also attached a gearwheel, 13, Figs. 1, 2, and 9. This gear-wheel B meshes with an idle gear-wheel, O, mounted upon a stud, d, held rigidly to one of the vertical extensions of the standard A. Upon the stud d is also mounted a swinging arm, (1, as shown in Figs. 2, 11, and 12, and upon the opposite extremity of which is attached the stud d", passing through the slot d of the vertical extended portion A of the standard A. The object of the swinging arm (1 is to permit of the slight lowering of the stud d for the purpose of taking up any wear on the'pulley D, caused by its frictional contact with the pulley E, as hereinafter more fully explained.

Upon the stud d is loosely mounted an idle gear-wheel, D, which engages with the idle gear-wheel G. \Vhen the driving-pulleyB is revolved by suitable motive power, the gearwheel B will revolve in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 9 and revolve the gear-wheel O. This gear-wheel O meshes with p the gear-wheel D, imparting rotary motion thereto in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 9. These gear-wheels C and D are each provided with friction driving-wheels C and D, which are mounted, respectively, on the studs d and d, and held rigidly against the gear-wheels O and D, and actuated thereby. The friction driving-wheels O and D are made of wood or other suitable material. The friction driving-wheel D is preferably made smaller than the friction driving-wheel O, for reasons to be hereinafter explained.

Below the plane of the friction drivingwheels 0 and D is provided a friction driven wheel, E, held normally out of contact with the friction driving-wheels O and D, respectively, when the ironing-machine is not in operation, and which friction driven wheel E is rigidly mounted upon the shaft E, supported in collars E", forming part of the rocking shaft E, with its depending arm 6. The rocking shaft E isheld in bearingsin the respective sides of the standards A A of the machine. The shaft E has imparted to it a rocking motion by means of the shaft E, which causes the friction driven wheel E to be brought into contact with the friction driving-wheel D when the treadle of the machineis lowered-that is, in the forward movement of the carriageand into contact with the frictional pulley O in the retrograde movement of the carriage, or when the treadle is in a raised position. Centrally to the shaft E is attached a pinion, E, which meshes with a rack fastened to the under side or bottom of the carriage supporting the ironingtable, to be presently described.

To the downward-depending arm 6 of the rocking shaft Ffis suitably pivoted a horizontal rod, 6, provided with a right and left hand threaded nut for the longitudinal adjustment of the rod 0. The extremity of this horizontal rod e is pivoted to the vertical arm F, which rises from thetreadle-shaft F, journaled in the standards A A, the shaft F being provided with a treadle, F, which is actuated by the foot of the operator at the proper time. The shaft F has also an arm, F", rising therefrom, for raising the table, to be presently explained. These arms F and F, treadle F, and its shaft F are preferably all constructed of metal in one piece.

f represents the four anti-frictional rollers, provided with journals held in semicircular recesses formed in the metallic frame-work of the carriage, and which rollers travel through the longitudinal grooved or channeled railsf and f suitably supported upon the upper transverse bars, a, of the standards A and A, permitting the easy back-and-forth movement of the carriage carrying an anvil-shaped bar, to which is suitably attached theironi ng-table.

The mechanism for raising the rear end of the ironing-table will now be described.

Itigidly secured to and forming part of the shaft F, and projecting vertically therefrom, is a bifurcated arm, F, to which the rod G is suitably pivoted. This rod G at its upper extremity is hollowed out, forming a holder to receive the screw-threaded extremity of the rod G, and upon which rod a hand-wheel, g, is attached. The hub of this wheel is screwthreaded to engage the threads upon the rod G and regulate the distance this rod will be permitted to sink into the holder G, which is prevented from further turning by means of a jam-nut screwed onto the rod G and abutting against the hand-wheel. The upper extremity of the rod G is provided with an eye, and this red is held between two lugs cast orotherwise secured to the cross-bar g of the longitudinal railsf and f by means ofa bolt and nut. Centrally through the cross-bars g and g of the longitudinal rails f and f and the upper tranverse bars, a, areinserted pinsnand 11, Figs. 1 and 9, and the openings provided to receive them are somewhat larger in diameter than the pins, so that a slight motion in any direction may be obtained, forming-,as it were, a hinge for the grooved tracks supporting the carriage of the ironing-table.

Theoperation of the above-mentioned devices is as follows: Motion beingimparted to the pulley B from any suitable source, the ironing-cylinder B is rotated in its journalbearings in the respective standards A and A, imparting motion to the gear-wheel B in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 9, which gear-wheel B" meshes with the gearwheel 0 and imparts motion thereto. The gearwheels 0 and D gear into each other, and their rotation in opposite directions will revolve the friction driving-wheels C and D simultaneously. The treadle F being depressed by the operator, the treadle-shaft F is rocked in its bearings in the standards A and A, and the arms F and F swing in the direction of the operator, so that the arm F and its connections G and G form a. nearly straight suppoit, while at the same time lifting the rear end of the longitudinal railsf andf, upon which the carriage carrying the ironing-table reciprocates backward and forward, and, moreover, simultaneously by the above-described movement, occasionedby the operator depressing the treadle, the arm F, by means of the con nectingrod e and depending arm 6, rocks the shaft E and swings the friction driven wheel E from its normal inoperative position into contact with the smaller continuously-revolving friction driving-wheel D, thereby imparting a comparatively slow motion to the friction-wheel E, and through its shaft E and pinion E, engaging the rack E upon the under side or base of the carriage, propels the same forward upon the friction-rollersf through the respective channels of the longitudinal rails f, and f", and the ironing-table supported centrally upon the anvil-shaped bar of the carriage is brought into contact with the ironingcylinder B, and the ironing and polishing effect thereby produced. Should it become necessary or advisable at any time to increase or diminish the pressure of the ironing table against the ironing-cylinder, this may be readily and effectively accomplished by the simple adjustment of the hand-wheel 9, arranged for raising and lowering the rod G from the holder provided in the rod G. When the iron ing-table has completed its forward movement, the foot of the operator is raised, the vertical arm F swings forward, and the table drops by its own weight; but at the same time the treadleshaft F is rocked and the arm F thrown forward, and by means of the connecting-rod e,

depending arm 6, and rock shaft E the friction driven wheel E is brought into contact with the larger friction driving-wheel O and a reverse rotary movement imparted to the friction driven wheel E, which, through the connections hereinbefore mentioned, causes the table to return by a rapid movement to the position from which it started for another operation.

The mechanism for arresting the movement of the table at the end of its backward stroke will now be described.

The carriage carrying the ironing-table is provided on the respectives sides with two stop-blocks, h, as shown in Figs. 2, 5, and 6. A rock-shaft, i, is conveniently supported in bearings extending laterally through the longitudinal rails f and f beneath the plane of the carriage. Beyond the sides of the rails and to the shaft z are secured arms 1', provided with anti-friction rollers on their free ends.

i is a shaftjournaled in brackets extending vertically from the lower portions of the standards A and A, and has an armfi", provided with an anti -frictional roller on its free extremity, which bears against the depending arm 6 of the rock-shaft E The shafts i and are provided with levers j and j which are connected by the rod j. The operation of these levers may be explained in the following manner:

When the table approaches the end of its retrograde movement, the stop It comes into contact with the antifriction roller on the free end of the arm 6', depressing the same, and, through the shaft 2', arm j, rod j, arm j and the shaft 1' and arm 6*, swings the depending arm e so as to throw the friction driven wheel E out of contact with the friction drivingwheel (f-that is to say, into its normal inoperative position betweeuthe friction driving- Wheels C and D, so that not being in contact with either it receives no motion therefrom and the table stops.

The mechanism for clamping the neck and shoulders of the shirt will now be explained.

In Figs. 3, 4., 5, and 6, I represents a cancer plate which is held by a pivot to the end of the carriage-frame, supporting by means of the anvil shaped bar theironing-table, upon which pivot the cam I is partially rotated by means of the handle 1, secured to the same. This cam-plate is preferably made oval in shape, having two projections, K and L, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

7c is a lever in close proximity to the camplate I, and is pivoted centrally with its free end curved to engage with the projection K of the cam I at the proper time. The other end of the lever is is pivoted to the rod k as shown in Fig. 5. The rod 76 passes loosely through the lug and aspring, 7d, and is provided with astop-bntton or collar, k which fits around the rod If. This rod 70 is suitably pivoted to the bent lever 19. The lugk is rigidly secured into the side of the anvil-shaped bar F carrying the table, rigidly attached to the carriage. Between the fixed lug r and fixed collar k the spring 70 is compressed, thus permitting the rod It to be thrown forward with a springpressure and the free end of the lever It kept firmly against the cam-plate I. The lever 19 is bent, preferably, for the reason that the anvil-shaped bar F, supporting the ironing-table from the carriage, is cut away, in order that it may not be in the way of the shirt, and, furthermore, in order that the shirt may not be soiled when placed upon the table to be ironed and polished. The bent lever 19 is pivoted at its lower end to the rod la and at its upper end is rigidly secured to the cross shaft P, supported in bearings p and p, as shown in Fig. 2, secured to the under side of the ironingtable.

1', r, and r are three clamps or arms which are rigidly attached to the shaft P. The two outer clamps, 1- and 7, Figs. 2, 5, and 6, bear on the front edge of the ironing-table. The central clamp, 1', Figs. 2, 4, and 5, is attached to a semicircular plate constituting the upper part of the clamp. The semicircular plate fits into a depression in the ironing-table for holding the neckband of the shirt, the clamp r as thus arranged operating at right angles to the clamps r and r".

The operation ofthe above described devices is substantially in the following manner: The

neck-clamp 1' and the shoulder-clamps r and r secured-to the shaft 1?, are normally held in closed positions by the action of the spring 7;. These clamps are opened by the hand of the operator pulling back the hand-lever I, which causes the projection K to move forward the free end of theleverk, and as it is pivoted centrally this lever will thereby permit its opposite extremity to move the rod 75 against the resistance of the helical spring 7t and swing the bent lever 12, rocking the shaft. P on its bearings, thereby permitting the clamps r, r, and r" to be sentforward and opening the same for the insertion of the neck and shoulders of the shirt to be ironed and polished.

The clamping and stretching mechanism for holding the tail portion of the shirt will now be explained.

In Figs. 7 and 7 is represented the tail clamping and stretching device, consisting of two jaws, Z and Z, pivoted to the shaft Z which is supported in two brackets, a, projecting from the rear end of the carriage-frame supporting the ironing-table. Between the two legs of the clampingjaws is placed a coiled spring, m, which operates to separate the legs and close th jaws. a" is a small stop-pin projeeting from one of the supportiug-brackets a, for a purpose to be presently explained.

of, Figs. 7 and 7, represents a small pin extending from the side of the jaw Z, and at a proper time engages with and is held by the stop-pin a, above described, by which arrangement the clampingjaw Z is prevented from rotating farther upon the shaft Z.

0, Figs. 4, 5, and 6, represents a rod, provided at its front end with a head, 0, and pivoted at its rear end to the lower extremity of the leg of the clamping-jaw Z.

0 is a spring placed upon the rod 0 between the head and alug, o", secured to the carriage, through which the rod 0 freely passes. The rod 0, being moved forward by the action of the spring 0 against the head, operates the clamping-jaws upon the shaft Z pressing the leg of thejaw Z against the cam-plate I.

The mode of operation of the parts comprising the tail clamping and stretching device is as follows: The cam-plate I being actuated by the handle I, the cam projection L is pressed against the leg of the jaw Z, causing the clamps to swing upon the shaft Z against the resistance of the coiled spring 0 until the pin a is brought into contact with the stop-pin a, which pin prevents a further movement of the jaw Z. The cam-plate [,continuing to press against the leg of the clampjaw Z,co1nprcsses the spring m and opens the jaws to receive the tail of the shirt. The camplate I is so constructed that when the handle 1 is moved backward in the direction of the operator the projection L acts upon the leg of the jaw Z, after which the projection K is brought into contact with the lever 7;, opening simultaneously the clamps holding the neck and shoulders of the shirt. \Vhen by the movement of the handle I the cam-plate I is reversed, the projection K releases the lever is and the neck and shoulder clamps are closed by the action of the spring k. Thetaitelamping jaws are in open positions by reason of the projection L being to this point nearly a true circle, and by a further forward movement of the handle thejaw Z is allowed to close against the jaw Z and the two jaws, by the action of the spring 0" and rod 0,to swing from the stoppin a" and stretch the shirt.

The general mode of operating ourimproved ironing-machine may be explained in the following manner: Motion from any suitable source being communicated to the pulley B", the ironing-cylinder B and gear-wheel B are revolved, as are also the friction driving-wheels O and D, suitably secured to the gear-wheels O and D, which have imparted to them continuous motion in the contrary directions while the driving-power is in application to the ma chine. The friction-wheel E is in its normal inoperativcposition between and below the plane of the frictional driving-wheels G and D, and in consequence of which the ironing-table re mains stationary. The ironing table, when properly covered with suitable material, is ready to receive the shirt to be ironed and polished. The handle I of the eanrplate I is drawn all the way back, which compresses the springs and opens the clamping jaws at the rear of theironing-table, and likewise theneck and shoulder clamps on the front of the table. The shirt is then drawn over the rear end of the table and properly adjusted in the open neck and shoulder clamps. The handle 1 is then pushed inward a sufficient distance to allow the projection K to be detached from the lever in consequence, the spring 7c acting against the collar pushes forward the rod k", which by its connections causes the neck and shoulder clamps to close upon the shirt. The bosom of the shirt is properly smoothed on the table and the tail portion adjusted in the open jaws. The handle I is now moved farther forward to carry the circular projection L past t-heleg of the jaw Z and permit the jaw thereof to close by the action of the spring in between the legs of the respective jaws Zand Z, and the spring 0 to move forward the rod 0 and swing the clamping-j aws, thereby stretching the shirt by the pressure of the spring 0' against the leg of the clamping-jaw Z. The shirt being properly adjusted upon the ironing-table, theneck and shoulders clamped, and the tail portion clamped and stretched, the treadle F is depressed by the foot of the operator rocking the shaft F, and thereby causing an upward movement of the arms attached thereto. One of these arms raises the rear end of the rails and carriage supporting the ironingtable. The other arm, through its intermediate connections, causes the frictionwheel E to engage with the friction drivingwheel D, and through its connections engaging the rack E attached rigidly to the under side of the carriage supporting the anvil-shaped bar to which the ironing-table is attached, and thereby causing the ironingtable to be moved forward and upon the raised tracks, with the shirt thereon, and into contact with the ironing -cylinder for performing the ironing and polishing action.

The foot of the operator is then lifted from the treadle F,and the shaft F swings the arms F and F forward. The arm F ceases to support the tracks and they fall by their own weight. The arm F through its connections, swings the friction-wheel E against the larger friction driving-wheel, G, which, through connections with the carriage, causes the ironing-table to return upon the longitudinal rails in a lower plane and out of contactwith the ironing-cylinder. When the carriage is near its return movement, the stop h on the sides of the framework thereof comes into contact with the antifriction wheel on the free end of the lever-arm i and through its connections imparts a slight movement to the depending arm 6, sufficiently, however, to throw the friction-wheel E out of contact with the friction driving-wheel G, by which operation the movement of the carriage supporting the ironingtable ceases. The handle I is then pulled backward by the operator, and while this operation is being carried out the clampingjaws swing forward,releasing the effect of the stretching and clamping jaws, and the neck and shoulder clamps are at the same time opened; and the ironed and polished shirt may then be removed from the machine and the table be ready for the reception of another shirt,for the ironing and polishing of the same in a similar manner to that already fully explained.

Having thus described the nature and objects of our invention, what we claim as new,

and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with two standards, an ironing-roller journaled to said standards and carrying a gear-wheel, two studs, two gear-wheels and two friction driving-wheels mounted thereon, a longitudinal track-frame centrally pivoted to transverse bars secured to said standards, a reciprocating carriage provided with'a table, and a rack secured to the bottom thereof, of a horizontal shaft, a pinion mounted on said shaft and engaging with said rack, a rocker-shaft provided with bearings in which said horizontal shaft is supported, a friction driven wheel attached to the latter shaft, a depending arm formed integral with said rocker-shaft, a shaft journaled in said standards, a treadle, vertical arm, and bifurcated arm formed integral with said shaft, an adjustable counecting'rod pivoted to said vertical arm and to said depending arm, a holder pivoted to said bifurcated arm, and a rod secured to said holder and pivoted to said trackframc, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In an ironing-machine, the combination, with an ironing'roller carrying a gear-wheel, two studs, two gear-wheels, and two frictionwheels mounted on said studs, a reciprocating carriage, a table mounted on and carried thereby, and a rack on the under side of said carriage, of a horizontal shaft, a pinion mounted on said shaft and engaging with said rack, a rockershaft having bearings in which said horizontal shaft is supported in position, a frictional driven wheel attached to said shaft, a depending arm formed integral with said rocker-shaft, a horizontal shaft, a vertical arm, a treadle, and a bifurcated arm formed integral with said shaft, a longitudinal rod pivoted to said vertical arm and to said depending arm, a holder hinged to said bifurcated arm, and a rod fitting into said holder and pivoted to a longitudinal frame, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. In an ironing-machine, the combination, with two standards, an ironing-cylinder journaled in said standards, a gear'wheel mounted on one of the journals of said cylinder, fast and loose pulleys mounted on the same j ournal, a longitudinal track-frame pivoted centrally to the upper supporting-bars of said standards, a reciprocating carriage, and an ironing-table mounted thereon, of two studs, two gearwheels and two friction-wheels mounted on said studs, a horizontal shaft and a friction- Wheel mounted thereon, said shaft being held in bearings upon a rocker-shaft, and the rocker-shaft journaled in said standards and having cast therewith a depending arm, a vertical arm and a bifurcated arm cast with the treadle-shaft journaled in said standards, a

treadle, a longitudinallyadjustable connecting-rod pivoted to said vertical arm and to said depending arm, a holder hinged to said bifurcated arm, and a rod pivoted to said track-frame and adjustable in said holder, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

- 4. In an ironing-machine, the combination, with two standards, a reciprocating carriage, and an ironing-table mounted thereon, of a horizontal shaft journaled to said standards, a treadle, a vertical arm and a bifurcated arm formed integral with said shaft, and means, substantially as described, connected with said bifurcated arm, for elevating said carriage by depressing said treadle, an adjustable connecting-rod pivoted to said vertical arm and to a depending arm, a rocker-shaft, a horizontal shaft held in bearings upon said rocker-shaft, a friction-wheel mounted on said horizontal shaft, an ironing-cylinder journaled in said standards, agear-wheel mounted on one of the journals of said cylinder, a swinging arm-and studs, and two gear-wheels and two friction driving-wheels mountedthereon, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. In an ironingmachine, the combination, with two standards, a reciprocating carriage and an ironingtable mounted thereon, four anti-frictional rollers, semicircular recesses formed in the longitudinal frames of said carriage for receiving the journals of said rollers, two longitudinal grooved rails pivoted centrally to supporting-bars secured to said standards, a rack attached centrally to the bottom of said carriage, an ironing-cylinder journaled in said standards, a gear-wheel on one of thejournals of said cylinder, studs, a swinging arm, and two gear-wheels and two frietion driving-wheels mounted on said studs and said swinging arm, of ahorizontal shaft held in bearings upon the rocker-shaft, a pinion mounted on said horizontal shaft, a frictiondriven wheel on the extremity of said shaft, a rocker-shaft, a depending arm formed integral therewith, a longitudinal connecting arm pivoted to a vertical arm and to said depend ing arm, said vertical arm forming part of a horizontal shaft journaled in said standards, and to which the treadle is connected, and the treadle, all arranged substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. In an ironing-machine, the combination, with a carriage and a cam-plate having an operating-lever arm centrally pivoted to said earriage, of a bracket having two curved arms secured to the end extremities of said carriage, a vertical stop-pin in one of said arms, two gripping-jaws journaled in said bracket, a helical spring between the legs of said jaws, a pin projecting from one of said jaws, a longitudinal rod held by a lug secured to the anvil-shaped supporting-bar of said carriage, and a spring coiled around said rod, all arranged substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

7. In an ironing-machine, the combination, with a carriage carrying a support for an ironing-table, of a semicircular neck-clamp fitting into a recess in said table, a curved arm at tached to said neck-clamp, said curved arm being mounted on a shaft held in brackets secured to the bottom of said ironing-table, a U-shaped lever attached to said shaft, a longitudinal rod pivoted to said lever, a curved lever pivoted to said longitudinal rod, a spring coiled around said longitudinal rod, a cam-plate centrally pivoted to said carriage, and its operating-lever arm, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

8. In an ironing-machine, the combination ofa carriage, an ironing-table supported thereby, a bracket attached to the extremity of said carriage, having curved arms, a stop-pin in one of said arms, two gripping-jaws journaled in said curved arms, a spring between the legs of said jaws, a lateral stop-pin extending from the side of one of said jaws, a longitudinal rod attached to one of said jaws, having a helical spring coiled around the same, a cam-plate pivoted to said carriage, a lever attached to said plate for operating the same, a semicircular neck-clamping device having a curved arm mounted on a shaft held in bearings in brackets secured to the under side of said table, a U shaped lever attached to said shaft and to a longitudinal rod, afspring coiled around said longitudinal rod, and a curved lever attached to said rod and engaging with the projections of said cam-plate, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

9. In an ironing-machine, the combination, with two standards, an ironing-cylinder journaled to said standards, a gear-wheel on one of said journals, studs, a swinging arm, two gear-wheels and two friction driving-wheels mounted on said studs and said swinging arm, a reciprocating carriage carrying an ironingtable, four anti frictional rollers, recesses formed in the longitudinal frames of said carriage for receiving the journals of said antifrictional rollers, two longitudinal rails pivoted to supporting-bars secured to said standards, a rack attached to the bottom of said carriage, stops h on the sides of said carriage, a rock-shaft, 1', held in bearings of said longitudinal frames, arms 1?, having anti-frictional rollers on their free extremities, the shaft 23 journaled in brackets extending vertically from said standards, the arm 2", with an antifrictional roller on its free extremity, leversj and j and the adjustable connecting-rod j", of a horizontal shaft held in bearings upon a rocker-shaft, a pinion mounted on said horizontal shaft, the friction driven wheel E 011 the extremity of said shaft, the rocker-shaft E, the depending arm a, formed integral therewith, longitudinallyadjustable connecting-rod e, pivoted to the vertical arm F and to said depending arm e, said vertical arm forming part of a horizontal shaft journaled in said standards, a treadle and a central bifurcated arm formed integral with said shaft, a holder hinged thereto, and a rod supported thereby and pivoted to said longitudinal frames, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

EDGAR \VILSON. JOHN VM. BINDER.

Witnesses:

JOHX F. Lnwrs, CHAS. BAUMANN. 

